The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-10-28

way from the steamer. 1t was drlzzllng
rainy mornings On this occasion he sale
he was much worried about his daughter
health. On the It'll he came and said tina
as soon as she was rested from her trip h
would talk to her. He said she would no
like it it would be a shock to her. If sh'
knew that it was for his happiness h'
thought she would be glad. The mex
visit was on Monday following, and h'
said he had talked with his daughter anC
she thought he had got on very wei
while they were away. She said he had
better have nurse, or perhaps Mr.. Webb
would stay with him. He said he was not
going to have a nurse. She said, You
are not going to get married. Are you
interested in any lady?" Yes, / am,
said he, land have something to tell you. y
She got up and said she did not want to
hear anything then. The engagement
he thought, had better be kept private for
| the present, as it would get around and
reach his daughters ears before he told
her. L agreed to keep it quiet. 1t was the
first week in January when l assented to
it. His visits continued regularly, and
! then he told me OF his conversations with
his daughter and how he was paving the
! way. When the first newspaper article
appeared we were much surprised. He
| telephoned me on Sunday and l went to
see him. The article appeared on the fol-
lowing Tuesday. / think it was on March
Goth. He telephoned to the Dudoit house
Miss COrney answered the telephone.
went and had long talk with him; he
was waiting for me. He said he thought
it best for his family to live at Waikiki 1t
would cost about 2,0C0 to fix the place up,
and he was willing to pay half He said
he wanted his own place fixing up quickly
He talked about his daughter and her mar
riage. He talked about his private history
He asked me my religion; L told him. 1
asked what his religion was. He hummed
and hawed, and then said he leaned to-
wards the Catholics. / told him l would
not want to be married in the Catholic
church He knew everything about me-
We agreed to have quiet wedding. His
daughter might be stubborn. but he had
made up his mind not to live without me-
He promised to come on Tuesday. the day
the article appeared. l met him in a car
riage; he said he had to go the Police Court
anu WOulQ COME IdL0F OH. Inc next
ing he called, and after clearing his threat,
said: Flora, / saw an article in the paper
in reference to my intentions; | cannot af-
afford to be the subject of newspaper Cos
sip; neither will l have you. They call
me Nosbig. That miserable, scurrilous
sheet, the Gazette" is always at me. 1t
is because [ am in politics. | was just &C.
ing TO break the news to my daughter. We
cannot afford to be the subject of news
paper talk; We must be very careful. This
thing must be fixed up. My daughter has
charged me with being in love, and / have
not denied it," He promised to call on me
the following Friday but did not come.
He had missed some of his engagements
with me. / saw him on Saturday and he
told me we had better be very discreet.
He thought his carriage should not be seen
outside of DudOit's. 1t would be best cor
him not to come and see me for few days.
The next day he was very i'll, and l saw by
the papers It was so. l saw him driving
few days after; he looked very i'll. l went
to see him on Sunday; he was asleep and
his lunch was untasted on the table. He
looked very ILL., Yes dear love" said he,
II have been very H. The boy brought
be some lunch, though did not want any
Just then a carriage came in the yard and
the King got out and l left He said the
King had come TO talk about his engage
ment, but he did not feel in the humor
On Monday l saw him again. He said he
had sent letter to me by Mr.. Lyons, the |
auctioneer, after second article had APP
peared in the Gazette" 1t was not of any |
importance; Just line to say be wanted |
to see me. During the Mondays CONVEX |
Sation, with regard to the newspaper |
article, he said: Dear one, they have done |
their worst. Trousseau has told me [ |
must keep quiet He had a pain in his /
ear and was afraid he was going to be |
troubled with paralysis. With regard to
the Inconsistency of his age, he said he
must marry me. As was going out the
door he complimented me and told me l |
was going to be his wife He satisfied me.
He said he intended to get his family to
Waikiki, and then could talk with them
He would see me before he |
went, but he did not come. 1t was Friday /
afternoon. 1t flashed through my mind |
that he was not treating me well, as he had |
not been near me for week On Satur-
day morning [ went to his office little
tiny bit indignant. He refused to see me
and locked his office door. raped but
there was no answer. | was in the library
as he passed to his office He did not even
smile at me, though he saw me- l called
to see him again on Monday and followed |
him into his Office. [ asked him why he
had not been to see me. Dear child, I
could not see you, have been so busy.
could not tell my daughter; she is very
ow, and as she is a fieshy woman she !
might get low fever 1 told him did not
ike his actions. I said if he wanted to
break the engagement he could do SO.
lid not like his denying it. He brought
MS fist down on the table and said he did
rot wish il broken ] told him that had |